Nichols Farms retirement plan: assets, participants and fees
What Nichols Farms' retirement plan plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Empower Annuity Insurance Company | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Profit-sharing · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 72 defined-contribution plans in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting with 500 to 999 participants.
| Nichols Farms: employer contribution per participant | $1,631 | |
| Peer median | $1,989 |
| Nichols Farms: average balance | $37,899 | |
| Peer median | $57,818 |
| Nichols Farms: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.43% | |
| Peer median | 0.25% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $17.3M at the end of plan year 2021 to $19.3M at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 520 | $19.3M | $830K | $1,631 | 0.43% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 504 | $16.8M | $823K | $1,680 | 0.43% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 489 | $16.2M | $767K | $1,631 | 0.39% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 455 | $17.3M | $830K | $2,434 | 0.43% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Nichols Farms match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $830K in employer contributions, about $1,631 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Nichols Farms 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Nichols Farms 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Nichols Farms.
I left Nichols Farms. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Nichols Farms, (559) 224-7656) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Nichols Farms old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Nichols Farms 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Nichols Farms filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Nichols Farms. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology